Written by Shubhajit RoyNew Delhi | September 20, 2025 03:48 AM IST 2 min readDefence Minister Rajnath Singh greets veterans of the 1965 war at South Block. During an interaction, he said India managed to face the challenges in 1965 due to the strong-willed leadership of then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. (ANI)A DAY after it emerged that Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir had issued direct orders to the Corps Commander of Bahawalpur and soldiers to attend the funeral of those killed in the Indian missile strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammad headquarters on May 7, India on Friday said while the world is aware of the “nexus between the terrorists and the Pakistani state and military”, such statements make it “even more glaring”.The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said Friday, “…on terrorism matters we are very clear, the world is aware of the nexus between the terrorists and the Pakistani state and military. Such statements make it even more glaring… We all have to fight cross-border terrorism and terrorism. In each and every document that comes out of a multilateral arena, whether it is BRICS or SCO or anywhere else, you see the kind of support that is there to fight international terrorism… In fact, there is reference to fighting cross-border terrorism as well. So, we call upon the world that we have to strengthen and intensify our efforts to deal with terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.”A top Jaish commander disclosed that Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir had issued direct orders to the Corps Commander of Bahawalpur and soldiers to attend the funeral of those killed in the Indian missile strikes on the terror group’s headquarters on May 7.In a video that went viral Thursday, JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri said, “After the struggle of 25 years, we have brought the state, Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy on the jihadi ideology. Those who were killed (on the May 7 India attack) belonged to JeM, and it was the Pakistan Army and Air Force that had taken their revenge… Tell me, isn’t it true?”Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor at The Indian Express, has been a journalist for more than 25 years now. Roy joined The Indian Express in October 2003 and has been reporting on foreign affairs for more than 17 years now. Based in Delhi, he has also led the National government and political bureau at The Indian Express in Delhi — a team of reporters who cover the national government and politics for the newspaper. He has got the Ramnath Goenka Journalism award for Excellence in Journalism ‘2016. He got this award for his coverage of the Holey Bakery attack in Dhaka and its aftermath. He also got the IIMCAA Award for the Journalist of the Year, 2022, (Jury’s special mention) for his coverage of the fall of Kabul in August 2021 — he was one of the few Indian journalists in Kabul and the only mainstream newspaper to have covered the Taliban’s capture of power in mid-August, 2021. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Pakistan